Download or read book Oil Price Instability Hedging and an Oil Stabilization Fund written by Stijn Claessens and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venezuela could use market- based risk management instruments to reduce short- run risk on oil prices and to complement an oil stabilization fund. Using such instruments would decrease the probability that the stabilization fund would run out of funds, and the fund could be significantly smaller.
Download or read book Climate Change and Insurance written by Eugene N. Gurenko and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change brings about a new set of major economic risks arising from changing weather patterns, extreme weather events and rising sea levels. Most at risk are developing countries who, despite considerable post-disaster donor aid, have been bearing the major brunt of disaster-related losses. One adaptation solution that is rapidly gaining the support of countries and international donors is a risk transfer to the global reinsurance and capital markets. This volume, a special issue of the journal Climate Policy, explores the role that insurance-based mechanisms can play in helping developing countries prepare for climate change. It offers a unique and comprehensive perspective on the potential role of insurance solutions in global adaptation to climate change and attempts to engender debate on the role of insurance in reducing global emissions and encouraging climate-friendly corporate behaviour.
Download or read book How Relative Prices Affect Fuel Use Patterns in Manufacturing written by Charles C. Guo and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revised Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2007-04-20 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Guide, which is a companion document to the IMF’s Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency (2007), has been revised to reflect the new Code and to provide more recent examples of good practice by individual countries The Guide applies the good practices of the Code to the unique set of transparency issues faced by countries that derive a significant share of revenues from natural resources. It addresses issues arising both from the sheer size and volatility of such resources and the technical complexity of the transaction flows. The Guide supplements the Manual on Fiscal Transparency (2007).
Download or read book Sustaining Export Oriented Development written by Ross Garnaut and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-09-29 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1995, looks at the East Asian economies' post-war development and assesses the possibilities of transferring East Asian development elsewhere. Written and edited by economists, Sustaining Export-Oriented Development traces the changes in the thinking of policy makers and advisers about the policies required for economic development - especially the changed emphasis from import-substitution to outward-orientation which coincided with the East Asian economies' success. Several contributors focus on identifying the key factors in the growth of these dynamic economies. Others look at future constraints such as the environmental limits to growth and the sustainability of export growth in China. This book makes a significant contribution to the discussion of economic growth and development issues and will be of interest to those in economics, trade and aid, and others concerned with public policy.
Download or read book Hedging Government Oil Price Risk written by James Daniel and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conflict and Cooperation in Managing International Water Resources written by Scott Barrett and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Services as a major source of growth in Russia and other former Soviet states written by William Russell Easterly and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fiscal Policy in Classical and Keynesian Open Economies written by Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book External Shocks in Classical and Keynesian Economies written by Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Informal Gold Mining and Mercury Pollution in Brazil written by Dan Biller and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gold rush in the Amazon region is creating serious environmental problems that imperil future generations. Mercury pollution is a particularly serious problem that should be addressed through an education campaign, through the use of more appropriate (and inexpensive) extraction technologies, and through an effective combination of command and control measures and market- based incentives.
Download or read book Product Standards Imperfect Competition and Completion of the Market in the European Union written by Glenn W. Harrison and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeling the static and steady- state effects on trade, production, and market structure of completion of the European Union's internal market.
Download or read book Regulations Institutions and Economic Performance written by Hadi Salehi Esfahani and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The private delivery of infrastructure can fail in the absence of adequate background institutions, which may need to be fostered before a credible regulatory system can be put in place.
Download or read book Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low Income Countries written by Mr.Rabah Arezki and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic growth. However, many are now facing enormous difficulties because of rapidly rising food and fuel prices, with the threat of millions of people being pushed into poverty around the globe. The risk of continued food price volatility is a systemic challenge, and a failure in one country has been shown to have a profound impact on entire regions. This volume addresses the challenges of commodity price volatility for low-income countries and explores some macroeconomic policy options for responding to commodity price shocks. The book then looks at inclusive growth policies to address inequality in commodity-exporting countries, particularly natural resource rich countries. Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, emerging Asia, and Mexico are presented and, finally, the role of the international donor community is examined. This volume is a must read for policymakers everywhere, from those in advanced, donor countries to those in countries with the poorest and most vulnerable populations.
Download or read book sustainability written by British Columbia Round Table on the Environment and the Economy and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2018 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Higher Fiscal Spending Persists when a Boom in Primary Commodities Ends written by Bruno Boccara and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the initial boom in fiscal spending that accompanies a commodity boom, why do commodity- exporting countries tend to maintain higher spending levels despite a drop in commodity prices? Probably because of liquidity constraints and the costs of policy reversal.
Download or read book Earnings related mandatory pensions cooncepts for design written by Salvador Valdes Prieto and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: